Legal Opinion

Street v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1879Published

Appeal from the County Court of Henderson. Tried below before the-Hon. W. L. Faulk, County Judge. The material facts are disclosed in the opinion. The fine assessed against the appellant was $30.

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

Appellant was convicted of malicious mischief on the second day of September, 1879, under'art. 2344, Paschal’s Digest. The information charged the offence to have been committed on the 10th of July, 1879, and, substantially, that it consisted in his having unlawfully, maliciously, and wilfully beat and killed twenty-five head of hogs, naming the owner, of the value of $60, and to the injury of the owner $60.

From the great number of questions raised, and the earnestness with which they have been insisted upon both here and in the lower court, it is evident that his counsel were determined to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gilbraith v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Lunn v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Thompson v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Thomas v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  5. State v. HeathTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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